Ramapo Central students’ talents are on display this week at two events. A Senior Showcase and artist reception highlights the work of 16 high school seniors in an Advanced Placement Studio Art class. The portfolios represent more than two years of work by the students. The event is from 6:30… Read More →
Zoe Levine plays the flute (and a tower-bound Rapunzel) in Rockland Country Day School’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” this weekend. Photo by John Meore/The Journal News. If there were an award for high-school-musical multi-taskers, Rockland Country Day School would be a shoo-in. The tiny private school in… Read More →
Samantha Murphy takes a break from rehearsing “The Pajama Game” at Pearl River High School. Photo by Peter Carr/The Journal News. Pearl River freshman Sam Murphy is happy to be here. “Here” is “The Pajama Game,” Pearl River’s spring musical, about a labor-management showdown at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory in… Read More →
If you’ve never seen “Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s achingly beautiful story of life, love and death in New Hampshire, seeing it at a high school is not a bad option. The simplicity of the writing makes a solid production a reachable goal for young actors. The show is made to… Read More →
Some schools postponed their fall shows after losing a week of rehearsal (thanks to Superstorm Sandy) and another day of rehearsal (thanks to the Nor’easter). But not Tappan Zee High School where, tonight, “Robin Hood” opens without delay. Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the TZ High School auditorium… Read More →
Spring Valley’s director-choreographer Stacey Roth Tirro just announced on her Facebook page that, after a meeting with Superintendent Joel Klein, the fall play “Up the Down Staircase,” has been restored. Here’s Tirro’s note: “2 words, folks: WE’RE BACK!!! Rehearsals resume Thursday. Battle is won, but the war isn’t over. We… Read More →
